Show BEARS POUND WHEAT Principal Grain Goes Down But Closes Firm CORN REMAINED FIRM Oats Strong With Buying if f GOld Character Fewer Hogs Than Expected by Packers Pack-ers Gives Strength to Provisions and Closing Prices Steady Chicago Sept 3On the higher prices for corn tho early wheat market showed strength with an upturn in prices Tho news was rather bearish however except that Northwest receipts were smaller and the strength deserted the pit ana the advance was lost December on the early bulge sold up to 83c The close was at the bottom with a loss of = c at S2 fiS2c but tho tono was firm September Sep-tember was down iic at Slfcc Corn W > B Influenced by the prediction or cooler weather and especially by prospects pros-pects of frosts in tho Dakotas and Minnesota Minne-sota and tho market IVIIB firm but ho advances were not large There was a good demand for September from shorts I uhowinjr that fear of congestion In this I most contracts still existed December clcsed > ic higher at oHdc after ranging between 61c and o2 ftQ52 ic September was unchanged at 52ic Oats wore strong with buying of good I character led by commlslson houses and I local traders December closed at 37Vic the range for the day being SO ic to 37VC with September up c at SGVic Fewer hogs than expected and free buying credited to packers gave strength I to provisions Closing prices wcro steady RANGE OF LEADING FUTURES Articles Open High Low Close Wheat No 2 Sept new Sl 81 SI 818 Dec new S2A 83Vi 121 82 May lfe I 85 S 1 81 > f Corn No 2 September 53 53 1li2i 525i December olb 52 1 i 13 6lh May Snf G2J4 f1 51 Oats No 2 September SiA 36i 35Vi 3GVJ I December 3G < 3 > i 37li 3Gi 37 A May 39 3918 I CS i 39Mi Mess Pork per bbl l September 1240 1215 3210 1245 October 12G21 1275 32C214 12l > 7i May 1323 1323 ISlTVs 1325 Lard per 100 lbs September 8C5 86 11 8CO SG2IJ October 777V 7S2Xs 77Th 777Vb January 715 715 71y 712 Short Ribs per 100 Ibs September TCTj 800 7G7 SOO October 7J3 702 7S5 795 January G77V GSO 675 0771 CASH QUOTATIONS Cash quotations were as followsr Flour steady No 2 spring wheat 851157c No 3 SO3S4c No 2 red 81flSlc No2 corn 5211e No 2 yellow 3c Zo 3 white oats 37 < 37Jilc No 2 rye 55VLC Good feeding barley 4Dc fair to choice malting 52jiic No 1 flaxseed lIe No1 Northwestern North-western 99e Prime timothy seed 5315 Mess pork per barrel S1250 lard per 100 pounds Otr8G2V short ribs sides loose 7fOU7S71A dry salted shoulders boxed SS 6Jhlii5 short clear sides boxed S775Ci7S71 Whisky basis of high wines 5123 Clover contract grade S920 RECEIPrS AND SHIPMENTS Articles Bets Ship Flour barrels 20700 9 000 Wheat bushels 132500 33000 Corn bushels 312200 410COO Oats bushels IIGCOO 2392CO Rye bushels OoO Barley bushels 120300 1C2000 PRODUCE EXCHANGE On the produce exchange today tho but ter market was steady creameries 14g 39c dairies 1317c Eggs easy IGitfttyc Cheese steady 9VsiJllVic Coast Grain San Francisco Sept 3 Wheat firm December UISS Barley firmer Decem her 5113i St Louis Wool Market St Louis Sept 3 Wool quiet steady medium grades combing and clothing Iti JSlc light fine 15fil7l ½ o heavy fine 12 I4i c tub washed 201 < 5291Ac Now York Sugar Market Now York Sept 3SuEllrHaw firm fair refining 3o centrifugal > j lest JTic molasses sugar 3c refined firm crushed 5jI powdered 510 granulated J50 Butter and Eggs New Tork Sept 3 Butter Receipts G2H packages firm dairy liSlSc cream cry 10J Ti20c Cheese Receipts 9fi07 packages firm creams 2Gij12e Jis Receipts SC07 packages strong Fresh 12fl23o New York Metals New York Sept 2Spot tin was n Hs higher in London at 121 I and futures there advanced n 1 2S Cd to h2 his Gd Locally Lo-cally tin Influenced by the firmness abroad was also higher closing at 27S5 Q27eo < Copper was quiet in London spot declining de-clining 5s to 5S l fin and futures 2s Cd to 57 iCv In Nov York copper was QuIt and unchanged Lake Is quoted 13i51l 13S7 i eleetrol > Hlc 13 Wj13i5 j and casting S1337iyul3ro Lead declined Is 3d to ell 3s 9d in Lon don and was unchanged here at 125 Spoiler was unchanged at 50 17s Gd In London and fi 00 here Iron closed at 51s 9d In Glasgow and at fog 10 W In Middlcsboro Locally Iron was quiet N 1 foundry Northern In quoted nt 17 OtfHSOO No 2 foundry Northern at lo50fl7X No 1 foundry Southern and No 1 foundry Southern sort arc quoted at JlC50i71C73 |